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Nov
3
7:00 PM19:00

Poetry Reading, Mill Valley Library

Join Anders Carlson-Wee and Douglas Manuel as they read from their new collections, Disease of Kings and Trouble Funk. The reading will be followed by an in-depth conversation moderated by Marin County Poet Laureate Francesca Bell centering on disparities of income and opportunity, living with deprivation, and how artists can survive late-stage capitalism in America.

Registration highly recommended.
Adults and high school students only! Free wine reception at 6:30pm for pre-registered guests. Waitlist line opens up at 6:45 on a first come, first served basis.. 
Register here: https://millvalleylibrary.libcal.com/event/11139544?hs=a

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Jul
7
12:00 PM12:00

Daring to Fail @ Kinsale Arts Weekend in Kinsale, Ireland

Interested in learning how to get your poems published? Thinking of expanding your reach into the vast American literary market? Come and hear from an American poet with experience on both sides of the publication equation. Francesca Bell has been avidly collecting rejections (and acceptances) for more than twenty years. She has served as the poetry editor of River Styx, a guest editor for B O D Y, and is the current translation editor for Los Angeles Review. She'll share what she's learned about the importance of researching your target publications, how to format submissions, how to write a cover letter, how to choose which poems go together, how to interact with editors, and, most importantly, how to manage the inevitable disappointments along the way and use failure to your advantage. She will even share some of her voluminous submission logs so you can check out her vast rejection history first-hand.

Go to Kinsale Arts Weekend website for full schedule.

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Jul
6
4:00 PM16:00

Scavenging for Inspiration @ Kinsale Arts Weekend in Kinsale, Ireland


I've pinched myself hard multiple times to be sure it's true: What Small Sound and I are going to Ireland!

Scavenging for Inspiration: Looking for Poems in All the Weird Places

In this two-hour, generative workshop, Francesca Bell will discuss the pleasures and power of writing poems sparked by news articles and science. We will go over some sample poems together, and participants will be provided a generous handout full of seriously strange prompts. There will be time for a free-writing exercise, so bring writing materials and your imagination!

Go to Kinsale Arts Weekend website for full schedule.

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Jun
15
6:00 PM18:00

What Small Sound Book Launch in Sausalito!

The official book launch for What Small Sound is coming to Sausalito! Douglas Manuel, Joe Zaccardi and I will read from our brand new Red Hen Press collections in this gorgeous, beautifully-stocked bookstore in downtown Sausalito. There is plenty of parking, some of it free, and we will enjoy delicious refreshments and celebrate poetry and in-person readings! And I will bake you all some most excellent treats!

Sausalito Books By the Bay Website:
https://www.sausalitobooksbythebay.com/

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Jun
7
12:00 PM12:00

Daring to Fail @ @ Kinsale Arts Weekend in Kinsale, Ireland

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Interested in learning how to get your poems published? Thinking of expanding your reach into the vast American literary market? Come and hear from an American poet with experience on both sides of the publication equation. Francesca Bell has been avidly collecting rejections (and acceptances) for more than twenty years. She has served as the poetry editor of River Styx, a guest editor for B O D Y, and is the current translation editor for Los Angeles Review. She'll share what she's learned about the importance of researching your target publications, how to format submissions, how to write a cover letter, how to choose which poems go together, how to interact with editors, and, most importantly, how to manage the inevitable disappointments along the way and use failure to your advantage. She will even share some of her voluminous submission logs so you can check out her vast rejection history first-hand.

Go to Kinsale Arts Weekend website for full schedule.

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Mar
10
12:10 PM12:10

The Changing Myths That Shape Our Culture, Sponsored by Red Hen Press

This event will be livestreamed. ASL interpretation and live captioning will be provided. Link:

AWP
Ballroom 2 & 3, Summit Building,
Seattle Convention Center, Level 5
705 Pike St, Seattle, WA
March 8-11, 2023

If white men tell history, it's a story of law, vengeance, and violence. If the story is told by women and writers of color, how does the story change? Point of view is everything. Through this reading and discussion featuring BIPOC poets, we include a view of history not seen before, the underneath, the dark, the wept on places where children find their way toward compassion.

Friday, March 10
Rhein Haus
912 12th Ave, Seattle, WA
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Red Hen Reading will be at Rhein Haus!

I hope to see some friendly faces in the audience when I read some poetry with Afaa Weaver, Douglas Manuel, Amber Flame, and Michael Mark. Our reading will be followed by an Omnibus Reading by Red Hen Authors. There will be snacks, drinks, and lots of merriment!

https://www.rheinhausseattle.com/







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